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  2. Mattress (rocket) - Wikipedia

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    The first multiple rocket launch system developed by the British was designed to be deployed on warships and landing craft and fired in support of troops in a landing action. The rockets were 5-inch cordite sticks and the launching system, known as a "mattress projector", was capable of projecting a salvo of 16 to 30 rockets 3,000 yards (2.7 km ...

  3. Z Battery - Wikipedia

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    Home Guards load a rocket launcher on a static 'Z' Battery on Merseyside, July 1942. The solid-fuel 3 in (76 mm) rocket used by the Z Batteries was known as the UP-3 (Unrotated Projectile) and had been developed in the late 1930s by the Projectile Development Establishment at Fort Halstead in Kent under the direction of Alwyn Crow.

  4. RP-3 - Wikipedia

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    The RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was a British air-to-ground rocket projectile introduced during the Second World War. The "3 inch" designation referred to the nominal diameter of the rocket motor tube. The use of a 60 lb (27 kg) warhead gave rise to the alternative name of the "60-pound rocket".

  5. Unrotated Projectile - Wikipedia

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    The Unrotated Projectile (UP) was a British anti-aircraft and ground-bombardment rocket of the Second World War.. The original 7-inch version was developed for the Royal Navy by Alwyn Crow of the Projectile Development Establishment of the Ministry of Supply at Fort Halstead.

  6. Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) - Wikipedia

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    The Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) or LCT(R) was developed from the British Mk.2 and Mk.3 Landing Craft Tank (LCT) during the Second World War. It was designed to saturate beaches with either 972 or 1,044 [ 1 ] rockets prior to the landing of troops .

  7. List of rocket launchers - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of rocket launchers Note, rocket launchers are different from recoilless rifles , recoilless guns , grenade launchers or anti-tank guided missiles . List

  8. 2-inch RP - Wikipedia

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    A Sea Vixen with underwing 2-inch rocket pods between drop tanks and Firestreak air-to-air missiles. The 2-inch RP, short for Rocket Projectile, 2-inch, Number 1 Mark 1, was an unguided rocket weapon developed by the Royal Navy in the 1950s. It is generally similar to contemporary rockets like the SNEB and FFAR, although somewhat smaller.

  9. Landing Craft Support - Wikipedia

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    Three guns and ten rocket launchers comprised the main armament. The bow gun was a 3"/50 caliber gun, a single 40 mm gun or a twin 40 mm gun. The forward and aft deck guns were twin 40 mm guns. The ten Mark 7 rocket launchers were situated behind the bow gun and forward deck house. Four 20 mm cannons were also mounted.